BS EN ISO 3493:2014

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
Annex A (informative) - Equivalent French terms
Bibliography

Describes the most commonly used terms relating to vanilla.

This International Standard defines the most commonly used terms relating to vanilla. It is applicable to the following species of vanilla plants: Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews, commercially known under various names associated with the geographical origin, such as Bourbon, Indonesia and Mexico; Vanilla tahitensis J.W. Moore; certain forms obtained from seeds, possibly hybrids, of Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames. It is not applicable to Vanilla pompona Schiede (Antilles vanilla).NOTE1 The name “Bourbon” covers the production of Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames of Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius.NOTE2 The main other producing countries are (in alphabetical order) China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Uganda.